Homework: Diagnosing Psychosis- Schizophrenia Spectrum
Schizophrenia, which appears in individuals in their young-adult years, is one of the most disabling conditions that an individual can develop. Unlike many other DSM-5 disorders, the genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia have been studied for a long time. Symptoms of the illness appear similarly across races and cultures, although cultures vary widely in how they handle the illness.
No matter in what culture an individual is raised, it is universal that the onset profoundly changes the life course of the individual and their family members. Phases of the illness vary, in a cycle, but delays in treatment are often associated with increased difficulty in functioning. The medical model is a key element of stabilizing schizophrenia, but psychosocial interventions are increasingly critical if families and patients are to avoid the high rates of suicide, despair, isolation, unemployment, and homelessness that can result. Early and ongoing psychosocial and cognitive treatments can stabilize lives.
You analyze examples of individuals living with schizophrenia. You also present to the class your own differential diagnostic process for your collaboration case.
Learning Objectives
o Analyze a case study focused on a schizophrenia disorder utilizing steps of differential diagnosis
o Recommend a measurement instrument to validate diagnosis
o Analyze client experiences with schizophrenia
o Apply measures to aid diagnosing psychosis in a social work case study
o Create an individualized treatment plan for a schizophrenia diagnosis in a social work case study
Discussion: Video Report of Your Case Consultation- Presenting and Validating Diagnosis
In this Discussion, you first present to your peers the case collaboration begun. Note: You make this presentation individually-you do not present with your partner. Your colleagues then review your diagnosis for validity, recommending an evidence-based tool to use in your case.
Such tools help confirm the details and validity of a diagnosis. Measures also help clinicians notice other patterns in a disorder that might otherwise be missed. By confirming an accurate diagnosis through a measurement instrument, a social worker ensures that the appropriate evidence-based treatment is used.
Post the following two pieces:
1. Use the Kaltura Media uploader to upload a 3 to 5 minute video in which you:
• Briefly summarize your case, highlighting the diagnostic symptoms seen in the case.
• Describe your decision-making process for identifying the key problems in the case and the differential eliminations for your case.
• Identify the diagnosis chosen by you and your partner for the client in the case. Explain the diagnosis by providing the supporting DSM-5 criteria with specific examples of how your client met those criteria.
Include a transcript and/or edit closed captioning on your video to ensure your presentation is accessible to colleagues of differing abilities.
o Post a fully coded DSM-5 diagnosis. Remember, a full diagnosis should include the name of the disorder, ICD-10-CM code, specifiers, severity, and the Z codes (other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention).
Watch your peers' videos and respond to at least two colleagues who had a different case in the following ways:
o Provide an informal observation designed to improve, clarify, or question an aspect of the presentation.
o Explain a measurement instrument that would be useful in tracking ongoing progress for your colleague's case, clarifying or uncovering further associated symptoms or validating the diagnosis.
Homework: Schizophrenia over Time: Experiences Living With the Illness
Experiences of schizophrenia are not homogeneous; there is wide variety in onset, course of illness, and combinations of symptoms. Social workers need to be able to understand the different manifestations and pathways of the illness to plan interventions. Social work services play a key role in stabilizing crises, supporting family coping, and influencing overall quality of life and outcomes of individuals with schizophrenia. In this Homework, you practice applying this necessary individualization.
To prepare: In the Learning Resources, focus on the associated features, development, and course of the illnesses in the schizophrenia spectrum. Also focus on descriptions of the disorder and the way it develops for different individuals.
Choose two articles from the list in the Learning Resources that apply to treatment support and interventions for the schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders chapter in the DSM 5. Choose either Saks or McGough to focus on for this homework.
Submit a 3 to 4 pages paper, supported by at least 4 scholarly resources (not including DSM-5), in which you address the following:
1. Describe Saks's or McGough's experiences with schizophrenia. Identify onset, associated features (specifically referencing the positive and negative symptoms), development, and course.
2. Explain how you would use the Clinician Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity measure and the WHODAS to help confirm your diagnosis.
3. Explain how you would plan treatment and individualize it for Saks or McGough. Support your response with references to scholarly resources. In your explanation, consider the following questions:
• What are the long-term challenges for someone living with the illness?
• What social, family, vocational, and medical supports are needed for long-term stabilization?
4. Briefly explain how race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, or other identity characteristics may influence an individual's experience with schizophrenia.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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